WhatsApp Groups in Social Research
New Opportunities for Fieldwork Communication and Management
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12101853 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Temirlan Jailobaev (Empirica International Research and Consultancy Institute, UK), Kanykey Jailobaeva (0000-0002-1316-8449, Queen Margaret University, corresponding author), Myrzagul Baialieva (Empirica International Research and Consultancy Institute, Kyrgyzstan), Gulsaadat Baialieva (Empirica International Research and Consultancy Institute, Kyrgyzstan), Gulnara Asilbekova (Empirica International Research and Consultancy Institute, Kyrgyzstan) |
| Year | 2021 |
| Volume | 149 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 60-82 |
| Publication date | 2021-01-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Bulletin of Sociological Methodology/Bulletin de Méthodologie Sociologique (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0759-1063 • E-ISSN: 2070-2779 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publishing (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0759106320978337 |
| OpenAlex | W3123975788 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 17 |
| References cited | 17 |
WhatsApp is a popular platform primarily for informal communication. It has 1.5 billion users worldwide. Though there are increasing numbers of studies looking at the use of WhatsApp in various formal settings, its use in social research remains under-studied. We have used WhatsApp in several research projects. In this article, we analyse our use of WhatsApp within two studies conducted in 2019. We analysed the content of messages and counted the messages sent by each member to our WhatsApp groups. We also analysed the feedback received from our research assistants on the use of WhatsApp groups in research. We show in this article that WhatsApp has created new opportunities for better communication and management of fieldwork to meet a tight schedule and that this improved the overall quality of the project. We offer lessons learned for improving the use of WhatsApp in research processes
Political science · Public relations · Schedule · Social media · World Wide Web · Computer Science · Focus Groups and Qualitative Methods · Social Media and Politics
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| Unique citing works | 17 |
|---|---|
| Citations per year | 4.25 |
| Citation span | 2022 - 2026 (5) |
| Citation velocity | current |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 15 |